UN vote

Palestinians carry flour bags distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

UN Security Council moving toward vote to demand aid access for Gaza

The US wants to tone down language on a cessation of hostilities, diplomats said. The draft text, seen by Reuters, currently "calls for an urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities to...

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool
Middle East

Netanyahu says Israel not bound by 'despicable' UN vote

North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song speaks during a meeting of the UN General Assembly after China and Russia vetoed new sanctions on North Korea in the UN Security Council, at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar
World+Biz

US asks if China, Russia favor their ties over world security with North Korea vetoes